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THE BOOK OF<br/>
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PSALM 40
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A Messianic Psalm of David—The Messiah shall come and preach righteousness—He shall declare salvation—The righteous shall say: The Lord be magnified.
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<center><span class='small'>TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, A PSALM OF DAVID.</span></center>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;1 
<span class='smallcaps'>I <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 130: 5; D&C 98: 2 (2-3).">waited</a></span> patiently for the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 27: 5.">rock</a>, <i>and</i> established my goings.
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And he hath put a <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/3a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 33: 3.">new</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/40/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Singing.">song</a> in my mouth, <i>even</i> praise unto our God: many shall see <i>it,</i> and fear, and shall trust in the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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Blessed <i>is</i> that man that maketh the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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Many, O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> my God, <i>are</i> thy wonderful <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 92: 5; Morm. 9: 16 (16-20); D&C 76: 114; Moses 1: 4 (3-5).">works</a> <i>which</i> thou hast done, and thy thoughts <i>which are</i> to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: <i>if</i> I would declare and speak <i>of them,</i> they are more than can be numbered.
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Sacrifice and offering thou didst not <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 15: 22.">desire</a>; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
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Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book <i>it is</i> written of me,
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I delight to <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Objectives.">do</a> thy <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/40/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG God, Will of.">will</a>, O my God: yea, thy law <i>is</i> within my heart.
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I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, thou knowest.
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I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
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Withhold not thou thy tender <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/11a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 61: 7.">mercies</a> from me, O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
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For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 73: 26.">faileth</a> me.
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Be pleased, O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, to deliver me: O <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, make haste to help me.
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Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
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Let them be desolate for a reward of their <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Shame.">shame</a> that say unto me, Aha, aha.
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Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> be magnified.
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But I <i>am</i> poor and needy; <i>yet</i> the Lord thinketh upon me: thou <i>art</i> my help and my deliverer; <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/40/17a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR do not delay.">make</a> no tarrying, O my God.
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